war zone
noun
1
: a zone in which belligerents are waging war
broadly
: an area marked by extreme violence
2
: a designated area especially on the high seas within which rights of neutrals are not respected by a belligerent nation in time of war
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Compromises are often inherent to reporting from war zones.
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Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The woman, Iryna Zarutska, 23, had escaped a war zone to come work in America.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Two of those countries — Sudan and Yemen — are active war zones too.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
In the image, the president is also backdropped by a city beach covered with fire and smoke, seemingly imitating an active war zone.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The woman, Iryna Zarutska, 23, had escaped a war zone to come work in America.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Two of those countries — Sudan and Yemen — are active war zones too.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
In the image, the president is also backdropped by a city beach covered with fire and smoke, seemingly imitating an active war zone.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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“War zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20zone. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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